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A Woman's Write
Writing contest for women seeks a story, memoir or book chapter on a given theme. Deadline; December 31, thence monthly. Entry fee: $7. First prize: $70.
http://www.awomanswrite.com
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Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence
An annual competition for writers, editors, publications staff, and both business and non-profit communicators.
http://www.apexawards.com
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Arizona Authors Association Awards
AAA requires entries for unpublished poetry, short stories, essays/articles, and novels. Cash prizes of $100 in each category, plus publication, are offered. Deadline: July 1, annually. Entry fees vary from $10 (poetry) to $30 (novels).
http://azauthors.com
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Associated Writing Programs Awards
Annual awards of $2,000 (plus publication) are offered for original, unpublished, book-length work in each of three categories: novels, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: February 28. Open to U.S. residents only.
http://www.awpwriter.org
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AwardWeb
Information on major literary awards throughout the USA and other countries, particularly focusing on (though not limited to) science fiction and fantasy.
http://www.dpsinfo.com/awardweb/
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Barbara Savage "Miles from Nowhere" Memorial Award
A biennial award given to a previously unpublished, book-length, non-fiction adventure narrative. Prize: $3,000 cash grant, plus $12,000 guaranteed advance against royalties. Deadline: March 1, 2004.
http://www.mountaineersbooks.org/mtn_b_savage_award.cfm
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Boston Review Annual Short Story and Poetry Contests
Contests for original, unpublished short stories (up to 4,000 words) and poems (no more than 10 pages) in any genre. Closing dates: September 1, and June 1, respectively. Entry fees: $20, and $15, respectively.
http://bostonreview.mit.edu/contests.html
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Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
San Jose State University sponsors this yearly challenge "to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels". No entry fee.
http://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
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ByLine Magazine Contests
Writers magazine offers a large number of contests throughout the year, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction. Open to all. Modest cash prizes.
http://www.bylinemag.com/contests.asp
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Communicator Awards, The
Annual competitions honoring excellence in all areas of communication, with separate categories for print (177 sub-categories), video (216 sub-categories) and audio (140 sub-categories).
http://www.communicator-awards.com/
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Flyway
6th Annual Flyway Sweet Corn Prize. $150 and a book bag of Iowa sweet corn for top entries in each category: fiction, nonfiction (maximum: 4,000 words) and poetry. Reading fee: $18. Deadline March 1st.
http://www.engl.iastate.edu/publications/flyway/homepage.html
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Glimmer Train Awards for Fiction and Poetry
Glimmer Train Press offers a number of awards for short fiction and poetry each year. The prize money for short stories less than 2,000 words, for example, totals $2,000. A reading fee of $10 is required. The Press is also open for submissions where no upfront fees are charged.
http://www.glimmertrain.com
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International STC Technical Communications Competition
The Society for Technical Communication sponsors annual competitions to recognise achievements in the technical communications field.
http://www.stc.org/competitions.html
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Koret Young Writer on Jewish Themes Award
Provides a $25,000 award, plus a 3-month residency at Stanford University. Applicants must be 35 years of age or younger and have published no more than one book at the time of application. This award is for fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Deadline: December 1.
http://www.koretfoundation.org/initiatives/young_writer.shtml
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Mid-List Press First Series Awards
Offers annual awards for novels, short fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Reading fee: $30. Deadlines vary. Open to unpublished writers only. The award includes publication and an advance against royalties.
http://www.midlist.org/firstseriesguidelines.cfm
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Milkweed Editions
Milkweed Editions is a non-profit publisher of literature for adults and young adults based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Milkweed National Fiction Prize is awarded annually for the best fiction manuscript submitted by an author not previously published by Milkweed.
http://www.milkweed.org
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Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Non-Fiction
Humorous stories and essays up to 750 words are required. Reading fee: $5. Deadline: December 1. Cash prizes total $850.
http://www.brashcyber.com/mona.html
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National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org)
Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
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National Writing Contest
Original, unpublished novels are sought in this annual contest. Manuscripts must be at least 90 pages in length.
http://www.fountainheadpub.com/
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New Century Writer Awards
Annual contest, sponsored by not-for-profit writing awards and educational organization, seeks original screenplays, stage plays, short stories, novels/novellas, and poetry, in all genres. Cash prizes are provided in all categories. Open only to unpublished or unproduced writers or writers with limited credits.
http://www.newcenturywriter.org
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Page One Contests
A writing contest, in which readers are urged to write 100 words on a given theme, in order to win a copy of a current book.
http://www.pageonelit.com/contests.html
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Painted Bride Fiction and Poetry Contests
Literary short stories (maximum 5,000 words) and poetry are sought in contests sponsored by Rutgers University. Reading fees: $10 and $5 respectively. Deadline: September 30. $1000 prize in each category, plus publication in PBQ.
http://pbq.rutgers.edu
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Paraclete Press Fiction Contest
Paraclete Press, a Christian multi-media company, seeks an original, unpublished novel. Minimum length: 40,000 words. Prize: $2,000 in advance royalties. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: February 1, 2004.
http://www.paracletepress.com/fictionaward
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Park Publications U.K.
Publishers of the magazines, "Scribble" and "Countryside Tales", holding quarterly competitions for original, unpublished short stories and poems, some open, some limited to specific themes.
http://www.parkpublications.co.uk
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Peralta Press Writing Awards
Annual contest seeks poetry (maximum: 30 lines), short stories and non-fiction (both maximum: 2,000 words). Minimum entry fee: $10. Cash prizes total: $750. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: August 15.
http://www.peraltapress.homestead.com
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Phoebe Awards
The Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and the Phoebe Winter Fiction Contest both offer a prize of $1,000 plus publication. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: December 1.
http://www.phoebeawards.com
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Playwriting Contest
Annual contest seeks original, unproduced plays, open in theme, but suitable in both subject, and language, for family-oriented amateur groups. The winner receives a $1,000 royalty advance, and publication.
http://www.pioneerdrama.com/stuff/contest.html
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Pomegranate Words Writing Contests
Offers free monthly contests for poetry and fiction. Open worldwide, but to teenagers only.
http://www.pomegranatewords.com
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Potpourri Magazine
Potpourri invites submissions to the 2003 contest for original poetry on the theme, "Our Multi-cultural Diversity and/or Our National Heritage." A short short story contest (limited to less than 1,000 words) is also offered.
http://www.potpourri.org/contests.html
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Pronghorn Press Publishing
Promotes annual prose (up to 5,000 words) and poetry (no more than 60 lines) contests relating to contemporary life in three specific regions, namely, the Rockies, the Desert Southwest, and the Northwest Coast.
http://www.pronghornpress.org
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Revelever Publications Chapbook Contest
A chapbook competition (30-40 pages) for poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction, offers a prize of $100 plus 25 free copies of the published chapbook. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: November 15.
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/BART2943
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Richard J. Margolis Award
A $4,000 prize, awarded annually to a promising non-fiction writer whose work combines "wisdom, humor, warmth, and concern, combined with social justice." Deadline: July 1.
http://www.margolis.com/award/index.html
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River City Writing Awards in Fiction and Poetry
A journal based at the University of Memphis, offers annual cash awards for both original, unpublished short stories (maximum 7,500 words) and poetry (maximum 2 pages). Closes March 1. Entry fees: $12 and $5, respectively.
http://www.people.memphis.edu/~rivercity/contests.html
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Robooth Publications Poetry and Prose Competitions
Annual contest for original poems (up to 40 lines), non-fiction (up to 2,000 words) and short stories (2,500 words). Deadline, June 30. Prizes: One hundred pounds in each category. Minimum entry fee: Two pounds.
http://www.smallpresspoets.co.uk
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Santa Fe Writers Project
SFWP provides resources for authors and features online fiction as well as an annual writing contest for prose, both fiction and non-fiction, including short stories, essays and sample chapters of novels. $6,000 in cash prizes. Deadline: mid-January.
http://www.sfwp.com/
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Sarabande Books - Poetry & Short Fiction Contests
Open to U.S. citizens only, Sarabande offers an annual $2,000 prize for both poetry (minimum 48 pages) and short fiction (minimum 150 pages).
http://www.sarabandebooks.org
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SAY Writing Contests
Writing contests open to all types of entries including essays, short stories, and poetry. Maximum length: 700 words. Entries are published in a book and readers determine the winners.
http://say.com.au/index.htm
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Southeastern Writers Association Contests
These contests and awards are restricted to writers attending the annual week-long Southeastern Writers Conference, held in June at St. Simons Island, Georgia. .
http://www.southeasternwriters.com/contests.htm
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The New Writer Magazine Annual Prose and Poetry Prizes
Offers prize money totalling 2,500 pounds for essays (maximum 2,000 words), short stories (maximum 4,000 words), serials or novellas (up to 20,000 words), and poetry (maximum 100 lines). Closes November 30. Modest entry fees.
http://www.thenewwriter.com
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The Parable Award for Literary Christian Fiction
Seeks unpublished, original novels of Christian fiction, suitable either for children or adults. Deadline: December 1. Reading fee: $1. Cash prize: $100.
http://parableaward.tripod.com
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The University of Michigan Press
Annual awards, worth $1,000 each and publication, for literary fiction in the form of both a novel and a short story collection. Entrants must have at least one publication credit in the realm of literature. No entry fee. Deadline: July 1.
http://www.press.umich.edu/fiction
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Tickled by Thunder fiction magazine
Sponsors quarterly poetry contests (closing February 15, et seq) and an annual fiction contest (closing February 15). A $10 subscription to the quarterly magazine offers one free entry to both contests.
http://www.tickledbythunder.com/TbT/Magazine/02_Contest_Info.html
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Tundra Memorial Poetry and Short Fiction Contest
Offers a contest for short stories (1,000 to 2,000 words) and rhyming poetry (up to 100 lines), inspired by and using similar themes to the works of Emily Chesley. Prize: $150 (Canadian). Entry fee: $10. Deadline: mid-September.
http://emilychesley.com/contest/
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Wanton Words Writing Contests
Online and print literary 'zine sponsors modest cash-prize writing contests. Open to North American writers only.
http://www.wantonwords.com
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We Love Writers Writing Contests
Conducts regular contests on-line for poetry, short stories and essays. No entry fees. Modest cash prizes. Deadlines: June 1 and December 1.
http://www.betterkarma.com/welovewriters
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William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
An annual prize of $12,500, this award is intended to encourage new writers who have recently published a work of fiction or memoirs.
http://saroyanprize.stanford.edu
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Word Smitten Annual Literary Fiction Contest
Offers a prize of $1,010 for the best on-line submission of literary (no genre) fiction totaling exactly 1,010 words. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: July 1.
http://www.wordsmitten.com/fiction.html
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Writer Online
Offers short story and poetry contests with modest prizes.
http://writeronline.us/main/index.htm
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Writers Digest Writing Competitions
Offers $25,000 in prize money for original, unpublished work in ten categories including poetry, short stories, plays, television scripts, articles, and children's fiction. Deadline: mid-May. Also provides separate annual awards for short short stories, screenplays and self-published books.
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/
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